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verb transitive

per-sorbĕo

2nd PP per-sorbēre · 3rd PP per-sorbui · conj. 2nd
to suck; drink up; to absorb •
to suck or drink up, to absorb: spongiae persorbentes, Plin. 31, 11, 47, § 123; cf. Not. Tir. p. 168.
Perseus ID: n35546 Key: persorbeo